2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, B16Rover said:

We could time it right, pay both under the 10k wage cap and when one is out for 2 months the other one can come back 

If only football actually worked that way.

It's business think, like saying we'll keep the old van and get another used one then when one's off the road the other will cover.

Footballers ain't vans.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Much as I like Travis and Tronstad as individual players playing both of them together it makes us a very defensive and unthreatening team to play against. It’s really rare that either of them gets up to support the lone striker, never mind getting beyond them.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

If only football actually worked that way.

It's business think, like saying we'll keep the old van and get another used one then when one's off the road the other will cover.

Footballers ain't vans.

Van Basten was.

[Tomphil2]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Van Basten was.

Did Rolls Royce make a van ?

[roversinmyblood]

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Much as I like Travis and Tronstad as individual players playing both of them together it makes us a very defensive and unthreatening team to play against. It’s really rare that either of them gets up to support the lone striker, never mind getting beyond them.

If the two of them dominate the opposition midfield the team generally play well if not, as we saw yesterday, we get overwhelmed and we are backs against the wall.

[ObiWhan8t7]

 Baradgi not in squad for today’s game

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 minutes ago, roversinmyblood said:

If the two of them dominate the opposition midfield the team generally play well if not, as we saw yesterday, we get overwhelmed and we are backs against the wall.

If it’s a battle against similar players they’re ok. When they come up against footballers like they did yesterday they get bypassed too easily. The question is how many teams will we come up against that are as slick as NEC ?

[MarkBRFC]

29 minutes ago, ObiWhan8t7 said:

And Baradgi is being watched by Rovers when he plays today

Not in the squad today.

[Leonard Venkhater]

31 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

If only football actually worked that way.

It's business think, like saying we'll keep the old van and get another used one then when one's off the road the other will cover.

Footballers ain't vans.

Yeah. I was thinking of that season where Garner and Sellars were both out for the start of the season after their groin surgery had been delayed at the same time. I don't think they returned until January!

[sharpysharps86]

Noticed on Bluesky that Nixon has said Rovers had someone at the training ground yesterday, presumably it is the other player the club is close to signing. If Baradji isn't in the squad for his club today then perhaps it's him.

Like the sound of the Swedish fella, hopefully they can do both, but that probably means Travis or Tronstad is off.

Hopefully they can get shut of Mafoumbi as well, just pay the lad off, he'll be on peanuts anyway.

[Moptop1]

8 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Yeah. I was thinking of that season where Garner and Sellars were both out for the start of the season after their groin surgery had been delayed at the same time. I don't think they returned until January!

We almost went down that year. Wasn’t it about 90/91 season?

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

That I want?

You are missing the point. You said we need 3 and then named your new squad showing our depth with 5 new signings in it.

What you have overlooked here RF99 is replacing Brittain with Miller and either using Leonard or not then replacing him as 3rd option

Miller replace Brittain. 

We either use Leonard or loan him out and bring someone in. 

right winger we need

Baradji or another midfielder we seem to want

and centre back is still according to Jackson. 

Buckley hasn't been all summer and not an Ismael's type player. Never included him. Michalski seems 2nd choice currently so will we even replace Pears when he goes. 

 

 

[roversfan99]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

What you have overlooked here RF99 is replacing Brittain with Miller and either using Leonard or not then replacing him as 3rd option

Miller replace Brittain. 

We either use Leonard or loan him out and bring someone in. 

right winger we need

Baradji or another midfielder we seem to want

and centre back is still according to Jackson. 

Buckley hasn't been all summer and not an Ismael's type player. Never included him. Michalski seems 2nd choice currently so will we even replace Pears when he goes. 

 

 

You said you would be happy with 3 including Miller covering right back and centre back.

I contested such a low number, you then totally moved the goalposts and created another "squad plan" with 5 new additions rather than the initial 3 you said you felt that we needed, yet continued with your initial argument.

So you now dont think 3 is enough and youve added 2 more.

[bluebruce]

34 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

If it’s a battle against similar players they’re ok. When they come up against footballers like they did yesterday they get bypassed too easily. The question is how many teams will we come up against that are as slick as NEC ?

NEC really impressed me tbf. I expected them to be about as good as a bottom half Championship side, but they moved the ball really really well. I have a bit more respect for the Eredivisie outside of your PSV, Ajax and Feyenoord types now.

[Waggy76]

22 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

We almost went down that year. Wasn’t it about 90/91 season?

We did , won at Barnsley near the end of the season to stay up ..

Chris Sulley scored  I think !

[wilsdenrover]

2 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Is this lad Mercer's winger?

Is that a version of Schrodinger’s cat?

[simongarnerisgod]

12 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

We almost went down that year. Wasn’t it about 90/91 season?

yes,garner and sellers out  till christmas,mackays excellent side he`d built was ageing and  breaking up , he had to use his youth players,who to be frank wer`nt upto it,collier,shepstone,skiinner,dewhurst 

we only just stayed up with a win away at barnsley,i remember chris sulley`s goal,amazing as he used to treat the halfway line like a minefield🙂

it was rumoured after a particularly miserable home defeat to oxford over christmas that jack walker started to take a serious interest in the clubs welfare

[BankEnd Rover]

I'd of thought Jackson may of done an article on the Swedish lad seeing as there's been numerous reports, one being he's having a medical. Would be nice to know if this is true or not.

[chaddyrovers]

13 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

You said you would be happy with 3 including Miller covering right back and centre back.

I contested such a low number, you then totally moved the goalposts and created another "squad plan" with 5 new additions rather than the initial 3 you said you felt that we needed, yet continued with your initial argument.

So you now dont think 3 is enough and youve added 2 more.

I would personally but Jackson has said they want another centre back reason why I increase but the squad is still at 27 players as it was previously

squad plan again

keeper - Toth Pears Michalski

RB - Alebiosu Miller

CB - Hyam Carter McLoughlin Wharton plus 1 more

LB - Pickering Ribeiro 

CM - Travis Tronstad Montgomery Tavares Forshaw Baradji or Henriksson

RW - Hedges 1 more

AM - Tyjon Cantwell

LW - De Neve Karbgo

CF - Ohashi Gueye Leonard/or another one 

[MarkBRFC]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would personally but Jackson has said they want another centre back reason why I increase but the squad is still at 27 players as it was previously

squad plan again

keeper - Toth Pears Michalski

RB - Alebiosu Miller

CB - Hyam Carter McLoughlin Wharton plus 1 more

LB - Pickering Ribeiro 

CM - Travis Tronstad Montgomery Tavares Forshaw Baradji or Henriksson

RW - Hedges 1 more

AM - Tyjon Cantwell

LW - De Neve Karbgo

CF - Ohashi Gueye Leonard/or another one 

Why have you got Pears in there but not Buckley?

[Rogerb]

16 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

yes,garner and sellers out  till christmas,mackays excellent side he`d built was ageing and  breaking up , he had to use his youth players,who to be frank wer`nt upto it,collier,shepstone,skiinner,dewhurst 

we only just stayed up with a win away at barnsley,i remember chris sulley`s goal,amazing as he used to treat the halfway line like a minefield🙂

it was rumoured after a particularly miserable home defeat to oxford over christmas that jack walker started to take a serious interest in the clubs welfare

This would be when Livingston and Dobson arrived from Coventry for £750,000.

[roversfan99]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would personally but Jackson has said they want another centre back reason why I increase but the squad is still at 27 players as it was previously

squad plan again

keeper - Toth Pears Michalski

RB - Alebiosu Miller

CB - Hyam Carter McLoughlin Wharton plus 1 more

LB - Pickering Ribeiro 

CM - Travis Tronstad Montgomery Tavares Forshaw Baradji or Henriksson

RW - Hedges 1 more

AM - Tyjon Cantwell

LW - De Neve Karbgo

CF - Ohashi Gueye Leonard/or another one 

So you still want 3 including Miller (so presumably once Miller and Henriksson sign, just another right winger).

Ok. Doesnt explain the need to repeatedly type out your constantly changing "squad plans" which dont even match up to this. Wasting your time and constantly moving the goalposts.

[simongarnerisgod]

6 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

This would be when Livingston and Dobson arrived from Coventry for £750,000.

yeah,everyone was wondering where bill fox had found all that money from🙂

[WacoRover]

I know this won’t be a popular statement, but Rovers have been busier in the transfer market this summer, than they have since I began following them in 2013. IF Miller & Henriksson indeed sign. 

No, we do not know they guys are going to be great at this level, but imho, the club has worked to find players. 

However, we still need a forward. 

[Penwortham Blue]

1 hour ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

VI comments re the contract situation were telling. We wont lose both tronstad by all accounts happy to stay but does look like the writing could be on the wall for Travis although there hasn’t been an official approaches for him

I’m not keen on Travis leaving, purely because it is just further evidence of our club being dismantled, assets being sold and replaced by Poundland signings. From a purely football perspective, I’ve never thought he is much of a player, very limited ability wise.